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The Vampire Lestat

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The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice chronicles the life of Lestat de Lioncourt, a young nobleman who becomes a powerful vampire. Set in 18th-century France, the story follows his journey from mortal to immortal, exploring his struggles with his nature and desire for meaning. Rich in gothic atmosphere, it delves into themes of immortality, rebellion, and the search for self-understanding, offering a mesmerising prequel to Rice's earlier work.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to dark, gothic tales that explore immortality, ambition, and morality through the eyes of a charismatic and rebellious vampire. It delves into extravagant adventures across centuries, offering a fresh perspective on vampire mythology while capturing the allure of the supernatural.

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The brilliantly decadent second novel in the Vampire Chronicles trilogy. Sequel to the classic international bestseller INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

The brilliantly decadent second novel in the Vampire Chronicles trilogy. Sequel to the classic international bestseller INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

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"Ah, the taste and feel of blood when all passion and greed is sharpened in that one desire!"

The Vampire Lestat introduces us to Lestat, a vampire who is anything but the conventional undead. Lestat is truly alive, vivid, ecstatic, and stagestruck. In his extravagant tale, he plunges from the lasciviousness of eighteenth-century Paris to the demonic Egypt of prehistory; from the fin-de-siècle New Orleans to the frenetic twentieth-century world of rock superstardom.

Pursued by both the living and the dead, Lestat embarks on an epic quest across time. His journey is driven by a relentless search for the secret of his own dark immortality.

Series: Vampire Chronicles

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    In a darkened room, a young man sits telling the macabre and eerie story of his lifeβ€”the story of a vampire, gifted with eternal life, cursed with an exquisite craving for human blood. Anne Rice's compulsively readable novel, Interview With The Vampire, is arguably the most celebrated work of vampire fiction since Bram Stoker's Dracula was published in 1897. As...
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    #1 New York Times Bestselling author - Surrender to fiction's greatest creature of the night - Book II of the Vampire Chronicles The vampire hero of Anne Rice’s enthralling novel is a creature of the darkest and richest imagination. Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now a rock star in the demonic, shimmering 1980s, he rushes...
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  • Interview with the Vampire
    The spellbinding classic that started it all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling authorβ€”the inspiration for the hit television series. β€œA magnificent, compulsively readable thriller . . . Rice begins where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the mythβ€”the education of the vampire.”—Chicago Tribune Here are the confessions of...
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    STARTLING. . . FIENDISH. . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING. --New York Daily News Like Interview With the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife. --Rolling Stone SHOCKING. . . A BRILLIANT BOOK....
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    β€œWith The Queen of the Damned, Anne Rice has created universes within universes, travelling back in time as far as ancient, pre-pyramidic Egypt and journeying from the frozen mountain peaks of Nepal to the crowded, sweating streets of southern Florida.”—Los Angeles Times In a feat of virtuoso storytelling, Anne Rice unleashes Akasha, the queen of the damned, who has risen...
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  • The Queen Of The Damned
    After 6,000 years of horrifying stillness, Akash, mother of all vampires and Queen of the Damned, has risen from her sleep to let loose the powers of the night. But her monstrous plan for ruling the worlds of the living and the undead must be stopped before she destroys mankind, and it falls to the evil vampire Lestat to fight...
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  • The Vampire Lestat
    "Ah, the taste and feel of blood when all passion and greed is sharpened in that one desire!" The Vampire Lestat introduces us to Lestat, a vampire who is anything but the conventional undead. Lestat is truly alive, vivid, ecstatic, and stagestruck. In his extravagant tale, he plunges from the lasciviousness of eighteenth-century Paris to the demonic Egypt of prehistory;...
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The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice receives high praise for its engaging narrative and vivid characters. The New York Times highlights its more humorous, wild, and disturbing nature compared to its predecessor, while the Library Journal commends it for its rich storytelling and unforgettable, dazzling scenes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780751541960

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 October 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sphere

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 34.0mm

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 382g

Pages: 560

About the Author

Anne Rice is the author of the celebrated series of gothic novels featuring the vampire Lestat, and as Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure she is one of the best contemporary writers of erotic fiction.

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